test the maximum bitrate of an encoded file

[Bob Cole]

Hi Craig,

There are several sliders; here they are, with my most recent settings:

Bitrate (kbps): 300
Minimum bitrate (% target): 40
Maximum bitrate (% target): 120
Bitrate variability (% target): 80

Bitrate Viewer tells me that the actual results, for five files, expressed as average bitrates/peak, are:

309/2187
277/2191
311/1099
316/1318
280/1401

Most of the peaks are in the 600kbps range; there are usually only one or two at those highest numbers, per 20-minute program.

If you can figure out what those sliders actually mean, and how they might interact, I’m all ears!

Bob C